EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 7, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 7, 2025
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| June 30,2025 | December 31,2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Current Assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1,156,162 | $1,148,320 |
| Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of $7,575 at June 30, 2025 and $6,878 at December 31, 2024 | 2,005,094 | 1,997,840 |
| Deferred contract costs | 309,371 | 349,343 |
| Other | 180,949 | 164,272 |
| Total current assets | 3,651,576 | 3,659,775 |
| Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $651,685 at June 30, 2025 and $615,533 at December 31, 2024 | 469,714 | 449,404 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 565,367 | 551,652 |
| Goodwill | 7,927 | 7,927 |
| Deferred federal and state income taxes, net | 75,943 | 70,671 |
| Other assets, net | 15,954 | 15,029 |
| Total assets | $4,786,481 | $4,754,458 |
| Liabilities: | ||
| Current Liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | 1,118,283 | 1,036,749 |
| Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs | 468,426 | 451,921 |
| Contract liabilities | 385,414 | 441,927 |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 113,626 | 106,736 |
| Federal, state and foreign income taxes | 30,525 | 29,140 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,116,274 | 2,066,473 |
| Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities | 472,924 | 462,201 |
| Commitments and contingencies | ||
| Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 135,134 at June 30, 2025 and 138,003 at December 31, 2024 | 1,351 | 1,380 |
| Additional paid-in capital | — | — |
| Retained earnings | 2,380,278 | 2,455,132 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (186,275) | (233,500) |
| Total shareholders’ equity | 2,195,354 | 2,223,012 |
| Noncontrolling interest | 1,929 | 2,772 |
| Total equity | 2,197,283 | 2,225,784 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $4,786,481 | $4,754,458 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Revenues: | ||||
| Airfreight services | $951,787 | $860,323 | $1,853,547 | $1,619,697 |
| Ocean freight and ocean services | 675,782 | 651,675 | 1,457,447 | 1,222,461 |
| Customs brokerage and other services | 1,024,316 | 927,003 | 2,007,310 | 1,803,521 |
| Total revenues | 2,651,885 | 2,439,001 | 5,318,304 | 4,645,679 |
| Operating Expenses: | ||||
| Airfreight services | 698,402 | 645,168 | 1,346,896 | 1,182,759 |
| Ocean freight and ocean services | 483,475 | 478,121 | 1,057,376 | 892,104 |
| Customs brokerage and other services | 571,480 | 516,119 | 1,125,760 | 997,825 |
| Salaries and related | 471,336 | 426,431 | 929,273 | 839,593 |
| Rent and occupancy | 65,741 | 59,597 | 130,084 | 120,849 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 13,847 | 14,979 | 28,451 | 30,140 |
| Selling and promotion | 9,928 | 7,998 | 18,502 | 14,777 |
| Other | 89,940 | 66,669 | 168,368 | 128,937 |
| Total operating expenses | 2,404,149 | 2,215,082 | 4,804,710 | 4,206,984 |
| Operating income | 247,736 | 223,919 | 513,594 | 438,695 |
| Other Income (Expense): | ||||
| Interest income | 9,183 | 11,904 | 18,367 | 26,782 |
| Other, net | 1,050 | 98 | 1,889 | 3,626 |
| Other income, net | 10,233 | 12,002 | 20,256 | 30,408 |
| Earnings before income taxes | 257,969 | 235,921 | 533,850 | 469,103 |
| Income tax expense | 74,050 | 60,770 | 145,832 | 123,552 |
| Net earnings | 183,919 | 175,151 | 388,018 | 345,551 |
| Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 345 | (318) | 649 | 930 |
| Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $183,574 | $175,469 | $387,369 | $344,621 |
| Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share | $1.34 | $1.24 | $2.82 | $2.41 |
| Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share | $1.35 | $1.24 | $2.83 | $2.43 |
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 136,631 | 141,716 | 137,537 | 142,928 |
| Weighted average basic shares outstanding | 136,266 | 141,013 | 137,045 | 142,104 |
Condensed Consolidated Statem ents of Comprehensive Income
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net earnings | $183,919 | $175,151 | $388,018 | $345,551 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | ||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $1,577 and $1,474 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 and $2,072 and $(1,540) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 | 33,396 | (10,862) | 47,079 | (26,387) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 33,396 | (10,862) | 47,079 | (26,387) |
| Comprehensive income | 217,315 | 164,289 | 435,097 | 319,164 |
| Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 217 | (197) | 503 | 943 |
| Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders | $217,098 | $164,486 | $434,594 | $318,221 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating Activities: | ||||
| Net earnings | $183,919 | $175,151 | $388,018 | $345,551 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities: | ||||
| Provisions for losses on accounts receivable | 1,051 | 1,644 | 1,812 | 2,038 |
| Deferred income tax benefit | (7,523) | (6,917) | (7,447) | (4,623) |
| Stock compensation expense | 27,267 | 25,704 | 38,816 | 38,076 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 13,847 | 14,979 | 28,451 | 30,140 |
| Other, net | 4,474 | 1,885 | 6,765 | 3,870 |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | (57,984) | (286,085) | 50,165 | (346,627) |
| Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 61,885 | 211,692 | 43,466 | 295,283 |
| (Increase) decrease in deferred contract costs | (21,617) | (122,258) | 54,356 | (186,320) |
| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 16,961 | 135,067 | (72,327) | 204,375 |
| Decrease in income taxes payable, net | (44,668) | (29,854) | (14,328) | (7,168) |
| Decrease in other, net | 1,600 | 5,761 | 4,087 | 9,078 |
| Net cash from operating activities | 179,212 | 126,769 | 521,834 | 383,673 |
| Investing Activities: | ||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (15,875) | (7,943) | (29,027) | (18,124) |
| Other, net | 24 | 66 | 180 | 163 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (15,851) | (7,877) | (28,847) | (17,961) |
| Financing Activities: | ||||
| Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit | 194 | 4,082 | 624 | 4,126 |
| Payments on borrowings on lines of credit | (102) | (2,823) | (337) | (20,109) |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 5,132 | 6,449 | 18,175 | 14,478 |
| Repurchases of common stock | (231,116) | (102,300) | (408,470) | (462,824) |
| Dividends paid | (104,139) | (102,638) | (104,139) | (102,638) |
| Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards | (9,844) | (10,163) | (10,353) | (15,348) |
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest | — | — | (1,346) | — |
| Net cash from financing activities | (339,875) | (207,393) | (505,846) | (582,315) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 14,156 | (10,102) | 20,701 | (24,427) |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (162,358) | (98,603) | 7,842 | (241,030) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,318,520 | 1,370,456 | 1,148,320 | 1,512,883 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $1,156,162 | $1,271,853 | $1,156,162 | $1,271,853 |
| Taxes Paid: | ||||
| Income taxes | $125,277 | $96,739 | $165,901 | $133,603 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Total Shareholders' Equity, Beginning of Period | $2,285,791 | $2,195,462 | $2,223,012 | $2,390,350 |
| Common Stock Par Value | ||||
| Beginning of period | 1,368 | 1,411 | 1,380 | 1,439 |
| Shares issued under employee stock plans, net | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan | (20) | (9) | (35) | (39) |
| End of period | 1,351 | 1,406 | 1,351 | 1,406 |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | ||||
| Beginning of period | — | — | — | — |
| Shares issued under employee stock plans, net | (4,715) | (3,719) | 7,816 | (877) |
| Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan | (23,370) | (14,986) | (47,494) | (30,494) |
| Stock compensation expense | 27,267 | 25,704 | 38,816 | 38,076 |
| Dividend equivalents paid | 818 | 733 | 862 | 1,027 |
| End of period | — | 7,732 | — | 7,732 |
| Retained Earnings | ||||
| Beginning of period | 2,504,222 | 2,401,525 | 2,455,132 | 2,580,968 |
| Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan | (202,560) | (87,883) | (357,221) | (436,184) |
| Net earnings | 183,574 | 175,469 | 387,369 | 344,621 |
| Dividend and dividend equivalents paid | (104,958) | (103,371) | (105,002) | (103,665) |
| End of period | 2,380,278 | 2,385,740 | 2,380,278 | 2,385,740 |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ||||
| Beginning of period | (219,799) | (207,474) | (233,500) | (192,057) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 33,524 | (10,983) | 47,225 | (26,400) |
| End of period | (186,275) | (218,457) | (186,275) | (218,457) |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | ||||
| End of period | 2,195,354 | 2,176,421 | 2,195,354 | 2,176,421 |
| Noncontrolling Interest | ||||
| Beginning of period | 1,712 | 2,203 | 2,772 | 1,063 |
| Net earnings | 345 | (318) | 649 | 930 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | (128) | 121 | (146) | 13 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest | — | — | (1,346) | — |
| End of period | 1,929 | 2,006 | 1,929 | 2,006 |
| Total Equity | ||||
| End of period | $2,197,283 | $2,178,427 | $2,197,283 | $2,178,427 |
| Common Shares Outstanding | ||||
| Beginning of period | 136,773 | 141,119 | 138,003 | 143,866 |
| Shares issued under employee stock plans, net | 361 | 389 | 643 | 642 |
| Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan | (2,000) | (875) | (3,512) | (3,875) |
| End of period | 135,134 | 140,633 | 135,134 | 140,633 |
Notes to Condensed Consoli dated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A.
Basis of Presentation
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company’s customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, healthcare, technology, industrial and manufacturing companies around the world.
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2025.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in the business segment information note as explained in Note 1 F.
B.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's three principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.
The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of March 31, 2025.
The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when the Company does not issue a House Air Waybill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill or otherwise act solely as an agent for the shipper, only the commissions and fees earned for such services are included in revenues. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reports only the commissions and fees earned in revenues.
C.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.
Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.
D.
Accounts Receivable
The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of$7,575 as of June 30, 2025 and$6,878 as of December 31, 2024. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.
E.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities and accrual of loss contingencies, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities.
F. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
The Company adopted new improvements to reportable segment disclosures on a retrospective basis for the 2024 annual period, and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2025. The Accounting Standards Update (ASU) requires, among other things, the disclosure in interim periods about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually, and disclosures of significant segment expenses and profit and loss measures provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The ASU does not change how the Company identifies its operating segments. The adoption of this standard resulted in identifying directly related cost of transportation and other expenses and salaries and related costs as significant segment expenses disclosed in the business segment information note, including the reclassifications of such prior year amounts.
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued an ASU which expands income tax disclosures by requiring the disclosure, on an annual basis, of a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, disclosure is required of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction, if the amount is at least 5% of total income tax payments, net of refunds received. This standard became effective for the Company on January 1, 2025 and the Company plans to apply this ASU prospectively by providing the new disclosures beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU disclosures for the prior periods. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued an ASU which requires disaggregated disclosures of certain costs and expenses on the income statement on an annual and interim basis. This standard will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The amendment can be applied either on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.
Note 2. Share-Based Compensation
The Company has historically granted the majority of its share-based awards during the second quarter of each fiscal year.
In the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, the Company awarded 380 and 334 restricted stock units (RSUs), respectively. The RSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of$106.18 in 2025 and$114.90 in 2024, respectively. The RSUs vest annually over 3 years based on continued employment and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company's common stock on aone-for-one basis. The value of an RSU award is based on the Company's stock price on the date of grant. Additionally, in the second quarter of both 2025 and 2024,15 fully vested restricted stock awards were granted to non-employee directors.
The Company also awarded 94 and 78 performance stock units (PSUs) in the second quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Outstanding PSUs include performance conditions to be finally measured in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The final number of PSUs will be determined using an adjustment factor of up to 2 times or down to 0.5 of the targeted PSU grant. If the minimum performance thresholds are not achieved, no shares will be issued. Each PSU will convert toone share of the Company's common stock upon vesting.
The grant of employee stock purchase rights and the issuance of shares under the employee stock purchase plan are made in the third quarter of each fiscal year. No shares were issued in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company recognizes stock compensation expense based on the fair value of awards granted to employees and directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Plan and employee stock purchase rights plans. This expense, adjusted for expected performance and forfeitures, is recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the service periods as salaries and related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. RSUs and PSUs awarded to certain employees meeting specific retirement eligibility criteria at the time of grant are expensed immediately as there is no substantive service period associated with those awards.
Note 3. Taxes
As of June 30, 2025, U.S. corporate income tax laws and regulations include a territorial tax framework and provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies as well as U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). The Company treats GILTI as a discrete adjustment as a component of current income tax expense. Earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States. The Company recognizes interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits or underpayment of income taxes in interest expense, included in other income (expense) and recognizes penalties in other operating expenses.
On July 4, 2025, “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of the H. Con. Res. 14” (the 2025 Tax Act) was enacted. The 2025 Tax Act provides for several corporate tax changes including, but not limited to, restoring full expensing of domestic research and development costs, restoring immediate deductibility of certain capital expenditures, and changes in the computations of U.S. taxation on international earnings. The Company is in the process of evaluating the provisions of the 2025 Tax Act but does not expect that it will have a material impact to consolidated tax expense and cash flows for 2025.
The Company is subject to taxation in various states and many foreign jurisdictions including the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Company believes that its tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are reasonable and consistent with established transfer pricing methodologies and norms. The Company is under, or may be subject to, audit or examination and assessments by the relevant authorities in respect to these and any other jurisdictions primarily for years 2009 and thereafter. Sometimes audits result in proposed assessments where the ultimate resolution could result in significant additional tax, penalties and interest payments being required. The Indian tax authority (ITA) has asserted that additional income tax applies on transactions between and amongst the Company and its Indian subsidiary, as well as additional service tax applicable to ocean and air imports and exports. We believe that ITA’s positions are without merit and we are defending our position vigorously in Indian courts. If these matters are adversely resolved, we would recognize significant additional tax expense, including interest and penalties. The Company establishes liabilities when, despite its belief that the tax filing positions are appropriate and consistent with tax law, it concludes that it may not be successful in realizing the tax position. In evaluating a tax position, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position and in consultation with qualified legal and tax advisors.
The total amount of the Company’s tax contingencies may increase in 2025. In addition, changes in state, federal, and foreign tax laws, including transfer pricing and changes in interpretations of these laws may increase the Company’s existing tax contingencies. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations can be highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid including interest and penalties, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ significantly from the amounts recorded. It is reasonably possible that within the next twelve months the Company or its subsidiaries will undergo further audits and examinations by various tax authorities and possibly may reach resolution related to income tax and indirect tax examinations in one or more jurisdictions. These assessments or settlements could result in changes to the Company’s contingencies related to positions on tax filings in future years. The estimate of any ultimate tax liability contains assumptions based on experiences, judgments about potential actions by taxing jurisdictions as well as judgments about the likely outcome of issues that have been raised by the taxing jurisdiction. The Company cannot currently provide an estimate of the range of possible outcomes. Any interest and penalties expensed in relation to the underpayment of income taxes were insignificant for the periods presented.
Elements of the recorded impacts of enacted tax laws and regulations could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury in the U.S. and by similar governmental bodies in jurisdictions outside of the U.S. Such changes could impact the estimates of the amounts the Company has recorded.
The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate increased to 28.7% and 27.3% for thethree and six months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to 25.8% and 26.3% in the comparable periods of 2024, principally from higher foreign tax expense driven by changes in foreign currency exchange ratesand certain non-deductible expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, there wasno BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. All periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII as well as available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits principally from withholding taxes related to our foreign operations. The Company hasno liability as of June 30, 2025, for the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023. For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the amount of Pillar Two income tax expense was insignificant.
Other Taxes
The Company is subject to multiple examinations for value added, service, payroll, or other non-income taxes in various jurisdictions. In certain cases, the Company has received assessments from the authorities. Possible losses or range of possible losses associated with these matters are either immaterial or an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss cannot be made at this time. If certain matters or a group of matters were to be decided adversely to the Company, it could result in a charge that might be material to the results of an individual fiscal quarter or year.
Note 4. Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested RSUs. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.
The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net earnings attributable to shareholders | $183,574 | $175,469 | $387,369 | $344,621 |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average basic shares outstanding | 136,266 | 141,013 | 137,045 | 142,104 |
| Effect of dilutive share-based awards | 365 | 703 | 492 | 824 |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | 136,631 | 141,716 | 137,537 | 142,928 |
| Basic earnings per share | $1.35 | $1.24 | $2.83 | $2.43 |
| Diluted earnings per share | $1.34 | $1.24 | $2.82 | $2.41 |
For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, substantially all outstanding potential common shares were dilutive.
Note 5. Shareholders' Equity
The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock down to 130,000 shares. This authorization has no expiration date. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, there were 3,512 shares repurchased at an average price of$114.31 per share, compared to 3,875 shares repurchased at an average price of$119.43 during the same period in 2024.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.
On May 6, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of$0.77 per share payable on June 16, 2025 to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2025. On May 6, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.73 per share payable on June 17, 2024 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2024.
Note 6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.
Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Fair Value | Cost | Fair Value | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents: | ||||
| Cash and overnight deposits | $585,024 | $585,024 | $623,561 | $623,561 |
| Corporate commercial paper | 499,476 | 499,787 | 498,185 | 498,742 |
| Time deposits and money market funds | 71,662 | 71,662 | 26,574 | 26,574 |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $1,156,162 | $1,156,473 | $1,148,320 | $1,148,877 |
The fair value of corporate commercial paper and time deposits is based on the use of market interest rates for identical or similar assets (Level 2 fair value measurement).
Note 7. Contingencies
The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations, income, transfer pricing and indirect tax audits and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a material effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. The changes in the amounts recorded for claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.
Note 8. Business Segment Information
The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic segments, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenues, as well as, salaries and related costs, other operating expenses, depreciation and amortization, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas. The President and Chief Executive Officer was determined to be the CODM, as in his capacity he is responsible for setting company strategies and initiatives, establishing company policies, allocating company resources and assessing the performance of the Company’s business segments. Operating income is the primary measure of business segments' profit or loss that is most consistent with the measurement principles of U.S.GAAP and no items below operating income are allocated to segments. The CODM uses operating income to review financial performance, progress of the Company's strategic initiatives and to determine compensation of segment managers. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. There were no significant changes to allocate or measure expenses used to determine segment profit or loss.
Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:
| UNITEDSTATES | OTHERNORTHAMERICA | LATINAMERICA | NORTHASIA | SOUTHASIA | EUROPE | MIDDLEEAST,AFRICAANDINDIA | ELIMI-NATIONS | CONSOLI-DATED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the three months ended June 30, 2025: | |||||||||
| Revenues | $877,325 | 108,128 | 66,904 | 636,785 | 359,531 | 449,712 | 155,458 | (1,958) | 2,651,885 |
| Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 | $454,354 | 67,428 | 40,945 | 507,413 | 277,355 | 293,878 | 113,243 | (1,259) | 1,753,357 |
| Salaries and related costs | $266,018 | 20,205 | 11,030 | 36,686 | 28,567 | 88,913 | 19,917 | — | 471,336 |
| Other operating expenses2 | $31,859 | 16,726 | 9,745 | 36,820 | 28,117 | 41,878 | 15,015 | (704) | 179,456 |
| Operating income | $125,094 | 3,769 | 5,184 | 55,866 | 25,492 | 25,043 | 7,283 | 5 | 247,736 |
| Identifiable assets at period end | $2,554,090 | 186,248 | 105,069 | 523,858 | 354,318 | 789,514 | 286,466 | (13,082) | 4,786,481 |
| Capital expenditures | $6,146 | 257 | 274 | 4,545 | 1,189 | 1,928 | 1,536 | — | 15,875 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $7,896 | 499 | 253 | 1,176 | 622 | 2,791 | 610 | — | 13,847 |
| Equity | $1,475,449 | 57,602 | 37,810 | 192,012 | 119,338 | 191,551 | 162,159 | (38,638) | 2,197,283 |
| For the three months ended June 30, 2024: | |||||||||
| Revenues | $779,170 | 110,723 | 45,314 | 637,351 | 287,943 | 409,455 | 170,349 | (1,304) | 2,439,001 |
| Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 | $423,102 | 65,374 | 24,640 | 512,146 | 223,238 | 262,451 | 128,949 | (492) | 1,639,408 |
| Salaries and related costs | $238,974 | 19,976 | 8,860 | 35,955 | 24,463 | 80,088 | 18,115 | — | 426,431 |
| Other operating expenses2 | $24,701 | 14,363 | 5,691 | 34,807 | 18,621 | 39,625 | 12,237 | (802) | 149,243 |
| Operating income | $92,393 | 11,010 | 6,123 | 54,443 | 21,621 | 27,291 | 11,048 | (10) | 223,919 |
| Identifiable assets at period end | $2,566,053 | 173,764 | 93,967 | 626,892 | 336,598 | 738,068 | 284,672 | (31,673) | 4,788,341 |
| Capital expenditures | $2,948 | 575 | 129 | 355 | 1,955 | 1,094 | 887 | — | 7,943 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9,106 | 535 | 278 | 1,098 | 419 | 2,784 | 759 | — | 14,979 |
| Equity | $1,546,936 | 32,700 | 41,135 | 163,913 | 129,886 | 151,165 | 153,155 | (40,463) | 2,178,427 |
| UNITEDSTATES | OTHERNORTHAMERICA | LATINAMERICA | NORTHASIA | SOUTHASIA | EUROPE | MIDDLEEAST,AFRICAANDINDIA | ELIMI-NATIONS | CONSOLI-DATED | |
| For the six months ended June 30, 2025: | |||||||||
| Revenues | $1,731,774 | 224,613 | 129,293 | 1,331,793 | 724,108 | 872,507 | 308,330 | (4,114) | 5,318,304 |
| Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 | $906,271 | 140,621 | 77,380 | 1,061,907 | 558,850 | 565,594 | 222,091 | (2,682) | 3,530,032 |
| Salaries and related costs | $524,107 | 39,797 | 21,468 | 77,047 | 56,639 | 170,462 | 39,753 | — | 929,273 |
| Other operating expenses2 | $54,407 | 31,554 | 19,659 | 74,566 | 51,402 | 85,237 | 30,043 | (1,463) | 345,405 |
| Operating income | $246,989 | 12,641 | 10,786 | 118,273 | 57,217 | 51,214 | 16,443 | 31 | 513,594 |
| Identifiable assets at period end | $2,554,090 | 186,248 | 105,069 | 523,858 | 354,318 | 789,514 | 286,466 | (13,082) | 4,786,481 |
| Capital expenditures | $14,553 | 483 | 499 | 5,050 | 2,063 | 3,084 | 3,295 | — | 29,027 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $16,834 | 996 | 504 | 2,232 | 1,192 | 5,437 | 1,256 | — | 28,451 |
| Equity | $1,475,449 | 57,602 | 37,810 | 192,012 | 119,338 | 191,551 | 162,159 | (38,638) | 2,197,283 |
| For the six months ended June 30, 2024: | |||||||||
| Revenues | $1,530,713 | 217,573 | 89,806 | 1,182,292 | 515,662 | 807,772 | 304,455 | (2,594) | 4,645,679 |
| Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 | $827,051 | 132,084 | 49,104 | 938,620 | 387,262 | 516,970 | 222,741 | (1,144) | 3,072,688 |
| Salaries and related costs | $472,287 | 38,882 | 17,707 | 70,897 | 47,380 | 157,660 | 34,780 | — | 839,593 |
| Other operating expenses2 | $47,096 | 28,541 | 13,608 | 67,125 | 36,616 | 79,141 | 24,036 | (1,460) | 294,703 |
| Operating income | $184,279 | 18,066 | 9,387 | 105,650 | 44,404 | 54,001 | 22,898 | 10 | 438,695 |
| Identifiable assets at period end | $2,566,053 | 173,764 | 93,967 | 626,892 | 336,598 | 738,068 | 284,672 | (31,673) | 4,788,341 |
| Capital expenditures | $8,476 | 1,974 | 282 | 637 | 2,099 | 3,312 | 1,344 | — | 18,124 |
| Depreciation and amortization | $18,126 | 1,032 | 567 | 2,191 | 967 | 5,754 | 1,503 | — | 30,140 |
| Equity | $1,546,936 | 32,700 | 41,135 | 163,913 | 129,886 | 151,165 | 153,155 | (40,463) | 2,178,427 |
1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
2 Other operating expenses totals rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the consolidated statements of earnings.
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